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hǎangMeanings
1NounA2
tail (of an animal)
The tail of an animal; the elongated appendage at the rear of an animal’s body.
Examples
สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)กระดิกgrà-dìkกระดิกgrà-dìk1[to] wiggle; twitch; move slightly2[to] budge (often in negatives)หางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ดีใจdii-jaiดีใจdii-jaiglad; happy
The dog wags its tail when it’s happy.
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This morning the cat lashed its tail because it was startled by a loud noise.
Yesterday we saw a gecko whose tail had broken off and regrown.
ลิงlingใช้cháiหางhǎangช่วยchûuaiทรงตัวsong-dtuuaขณะkà-nàกระโดดgrà-dòotจากjàakกิ่งgìngไม้หนึ่งmáai-nʉ̀ngไปbpaiอีกìikกิ่งgìngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
A monkey uses its tail to balance while jumping from one branch to another.
2NounB1
tail-like part; trailing end
A tail-like or trailing part of something (e.g., comet tail, the end section of an object or line).
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asหางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsดาวตกdaao-dtòkดาวตกdaao-dtòkshooting star; meteorพาดผ่านpâat-pàanพาดผ่านpâat-pàan[to] stretch/pass acrossท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavens
I saw a meteor’s tail streak across the sky.
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The tail end of the line at the bank stretched out to the street.
นักดาราศาสตร์nák-daa-raa-sàatบันทึกภาพban-tʉ́k-pâapหางhǎangของkɔ̌ɔngดาวหางdaao-hǎangที่tîiแตกแขนงdtɛ̀ɛk-kà-nɛ̌ɛngเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngเส้นหลังsên-lǎngเฉียดchìiatดวงอาทิตย์duuang-aa-tít
Astronomers recorded the comet’s tail splitting into two streams after grazing the sun.
3NounB1
rear; back end
The rear or far end of something, especially the part opposite the front or head.
Examples
บ้านเราbâan-raoบ้านเราbâan-rao1our house; our home2our country; Thailand3our hometown; our areaอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpai[to] walk in; [to] walk into [somewhere]อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distant
Our house is at the far end of the lane; you have to walk quite a bit further in.
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ที่นั่งtîi-nângของkɔ̌ɔngผมpǒmอยู่yùuหางเครื่องhǎang-krʉ̂ʉangบินbinทำให้tam-hâiขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-longช้ากว่าcháa-gwàaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
My seat is at the rear of the plane, so boarding and disembarking take longer than others.
รถrótคันkanนี้níiจอดjɔ̀ɔtอยู่yùuหางhǎangลานlaanจอดjɔ̀ɔtทำให้tam-hâiเดินdəənกลับมาglàp-maaที่tîiทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkไกลglaiมากmâak
This car is parked at the far end of the parking lot, making the walk back to the exit very long.
หางhǎangขบวนรถไฟkà-buuan-rót-faiมักmákสั่นไหวsàn-wǎiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaหัวhǔuaขบวนkà-buuanจึงjʉngมีmiiการติดตั้งgaan-dtìt-dtângกันสะเทือนgan-sà-tʉʉanเพิ่มpə̂əm
The rear of the train tends to sway more than the front, so additional suspension is installed.
4ClassifierB1
classifier: tails
A classifier used when counting tails or tail-like appendages.
Examples
น้ำตาnáam-dtaaน้ำตาnáam-dtaatear; tearsหยดyòtหยดyòt1drop (of liquid)2[to] drip; [to] drop; [to] trickle3classifier: drops of liquidนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostหางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsลู่lûuลู่lûu1lane; track (athletics)2[to] bend/streamline; lie flat with the flowลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)แก้มgɛ̂ɛmแก้มgɛ̂ɛm1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)
This teardrop trails down the cheek in a single streak.
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คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiมีmiiดาวตกdaao-dtòkเห็นhěnเป็นbpenเส้นsênยาวyaaoพาดท้องpâat-tɔ́ɔngฟ้าfáaสองหางsɔ̌ɔng-hǎang
Tonight, two long streaks of a meteor stretched across the sky.
นักดาราศาสตร์nák-daa-raa-sàatบันทึกban-tʉ́kว่าwâaดาวหางdaao-hǎangปรากฏให้เห็นbpraa-gòt-hâi-hěnได้dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeenมีmiiหางhǎangยาวyaaoสามsǎamหางhǎang
Astronomers recorded that the comet was clearly visible with three long tails.
ฝนfǒnโปรยbprooiเป็นbpenเส้นsênยืดยาวyʉ̂ʉt-yaaoหลายlǎaiหางhǎangจากjàakชายคาchaai-kaaทำให้tam-hâiถนนtà-nǒnเปียกbpìiakเป็นbpenทางยาวtaang-yaao
Rain streamed down from the eaves in several trailing strands, making the road wet in long streaks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǎang
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |